Librarian. Author Festival organizer. Speaker & Panel Moderator. Consultant. AISL23 Conference Co-Chair. she/her Insta & Threads: @ reading_reba
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Happy Librarian Day to all you MARVELOUS librarians!!!! Thank you for all you do to help our children and students fall in love with READING! #librarian
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Educators and booksellers use platforms like Edelweiss and Netgalley frequently to determine what books to carry in their school libraries and stores. You can help them discover THE MYSTERY OF LOCKED ROOMS by leaving a review if you've read!
This author will love you forever :)
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.@Pink says that at her upcoming concerts, she will be giving away thousands of books that are prohibited in the Sunshine State’s public schools.
We keep a (long) list on our website that is updated weekly! thehill.com/blogs/in-the-kno…
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"Nothing inspires a student more, than hearing an author reading from their own book"
@Reading_Reba doing a great job moderating a panel on author visits.
Want an author to visit your school?
Check out @karianneholt @TraceyBaptiste Chris Barton
#authorvisits #AASL23
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Time for a #GIVEAWAY! Win signed copies of 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙥 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙥 & 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚. #Mystery #kidlit #BookAllies #BookJaunt #bookPosse To Enter: F/RT AND Tell me your favorite character trait. Winner on 9.12.23
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Big news! The Orlando conference planning team is welcoming presenters & proposals for AISL24 (Mar 10-13, 2024). The conference theme is "Turn the Page" - we'd love to hear about new initiatives & directions taken in your libraries. Check out the conf. libguide for more info!
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#Giveaway Let's get books into kids' hands! Here's the PRIZE PACK for The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle. Sharing early so y'all can request it at your library! #bookposse #nerdybookclub #bookallies #bookjourney #kidlit #BookTwitter #BookBrigade #bookjaunt #bookexpedition #read
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They won't call it a ban. Yet not only has my book been moved, but now elementary schoolers must request a copy from a specialist at its new site AND then also PROVE their reading level before seeing a copy. All these hurdles for a young reader just to access a poem in history written for them. @MDCPS , history is not ours to hoard from children. History has always been theirs to make. And the more they're empowered to know our yesterdays, the more prepared they will be to lead us into tomorrow.
It's not a ban, they said.
It just on another shelf, they said.
But the truth about the ban on @TheAmandaGorman's book—as is often the case with book banners—was something quite different:
An elaborate—& daunting—process for elementary school children simply to access a poem.
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Thank you to @PENamerica and @penguinrandom for pressing this issue forward into the courts.
Most of all, thank you to the authors for putting your stories onto the page and fighting to protect student access to your books that help our students feel seen or develop empathy!
🧵PEN America Files Lawsuit against Florida School District over Unconstitutional Book Bans
Lawsuit joined by @penguinrandom, parents, and authors asserts that Escambia County School Board unlawfully removes or restricts access to books about race, racism, and LGBTQ identities.
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It’s Teacher Appreciation Week!
To celebrate, I’m giving away two class sets of A Work in Progress, one here and one on Instagram.
EDUCATORS — to enter here: RT this tweet and follow me. Bonus entry: tag a fellow teacher who deserves these.
THANK YOU, teachers, for ALL you do!
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Teacher Appreciation Giveaway #4!
Win a copy of my book TURN IT UP, FAIREST OF ALL by @SerenaValentino & a signed LINES OF COURAGE by @nielsenwriter.
To enter: RT/Tag a teacher for extra entries. Winner picked 5/11 10 PM.
& be sure to follow so you don’t miss Friday’s giveaway!
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ON SALE NOW.
I can hardly believe the day is finally here. A Work in Progress is out TODAY!
Thank you to everyone who has already shown me and this book so much love and support.
And a last reminder: if you want to celebrate with me tonight, I’ll be at @SilUnicornActon at 7pm!
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I can't believe it but episode 50 of THE IMMORTAL SECRET went live today on #KindleVella! What an amazing journey it has been sharing this story with you every week.
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Happy National Library Week!!! 🤩🤩🤩 I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for libraries and librarians. You gave me hope when I was a kid. You gave me kindness when I was alone. You give me strength every day. I love you, I’m with you, and I celebrate you!!! ❤️📚🙌
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Antisemitism is not just the Jewish community’s issue. It’s everybody’s. Retweet this video with #StandUptoJewishHate to show your support.
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The FLDOE said they will not recognize April as School Library Month, but that won’t stop our local districts & organizations like ours from proclaiming how valuable school libraries are to our communities.
Thank you to all the school media specialists around FL for all you do!
ALT WHEREAS, school library programs are the great equalizer in K12 education, allowing all students to have access to additional resources and support services to expand their learning beyond the classroom; and WHEREAS, school libraries provide unbiased access to information in a variety of formats within the school along with digital resources outside the school; and WHEREAS, media literacy education is essential in developing critical thinking skills and in preparation for success beyond K12 education; and WHEREAS, school library programs promote literacy and the enjoyment of reading; and WHEREAS, school library media specialists are literacy luminaries with the skills required to curate a media collection to serve the individual, unique needs of their community; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Florida Freedom to Read Project does hereby proclaim April 2023 as School Library Month in Florida. Let Florida Read!
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The 9-year-old daughter of the lead pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church was killed in yesterday's school shooting, his former church confirms in a statement. This is a photo of Chad Scruggs and his daughter Hallie in 2019.
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Furman's @jbdlibrary is one of only 50 libraries across the country to host traveling exhibition "Americans and the Holocaust." @zachprelutsky of @foxcarolinanews caught up with @FurmanU's Melinda Menzer. @wyffnews4 covered the reception. tinyurl.com/3rt8yb2a @HolocaustMuseum
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Sorry, Margaret.
Florida bill would ban young girls from discussing periods in school washingtonpost.com/politics/…
Here's Ron DeSantis Universe, with GOP lawmakers nosing into your children's most private matters. Welcome to "free" Florida, right? What a farce.
